Recipe:  Kothimbeer Vadi / Coriander Fry 

Cooking time: 45 mins

Level:  Easy

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About the Recipe:  Kothimbeer Vadi is a well known dish in Maharashtra. It can be good as a starter or even as evening snack. It can stay well for 24 to 30 hrs. It is a part of a complete Maharashtrian thali generally preferred with curd.
 

Ingredients:'

Roughly Chopped coriander	1 Bowl
Sesame seeds (till)	2 tea spoon
Salt	As per taste
Sugar	As per taste
Turmeric Powder	1 tea spoon
Red Chilli Powder	1 1/2 tea spoon
Khas khas (poppy seed)	1 tea spoon
Besan	3 to 4 table spoon
Oil
Water

Directions:

• Add the following in a mixing bowl.

          1 bowl chopped coriander leaves

          2 tea spoon sesame seeds

          1 tea spoon khas khas

          1 tea spoon turmeric powder

          1 ½ tea spoon red chilli powder

          salt as per taste

          sugar as per taste

          3 to 4 table spoon besan

          add little water  (to knead it into a dough).

• Mix all the ingredients to make a dough (sticky).

• Take a container with edges. Apply oil to the container. Add this mixture dough to this pan. Spread it to have constant thickness.

• Pressure cook the container for 5 to 10 mins. One whistle of the pressure cooker will be enough for it to cook. 

• Cut the pressure cooked dough,which will be somewhat tough, in little squares.
• Heat oil in pan. When the oil is hot fry the squares till it becomes brown. Serve the kothimbeer vadi hot along with curd or tomato sauce.